History of Carver, Massachusetts, USA

Journey back in time to Carver, Massachusetts, USA

• 1660 - Carver is settled
  
  Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
  
  
• 1790 - Carver is incorporated.
  Prior to incorporation, Carver was a part of Plympton.
  Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
  
  
• 1845 - CARVER. [Pop. 995. Inc. 1790.]
  Carver, once a part of Plympton, was named after John Carver, the Governor of Plymouth Colony, who was chosen on board the May Flower, and died in a f...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1854 - Carver
  Carver, a post- township of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, 38 miles S. E. by S. from Boston. Population, 1186.
  A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
  
  
• 1859
  CARVER, a township in Plymouth co. in the state of Massachusetts. U.S. Iron-ore is procured in the vicinity. Pop. 995.
  New York City Business Directory 1859. Boston MA: Adams, Sampson & Co., 1859. Ancestry.com
  
  
• Carver Massachusetts, 1890
  Carver lies in the middle section of Plymouth County, 38 miles southeast of Boston. It has Plympton on the north, Kingston and Plymouth on the east, t...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1895 - Carver
  Carver, a post-township of Plymouth co., Mass, about 20 miles N.N.E. of New Bedford. It has 5 churches, and manufactures of cranberry barrels, kegs, &...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Main St & Common, North Carver, Mass.
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  Railroad Station, North Carver, Mass.
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• 1916
  Carver, a post-township (town) of Plymouth co., Mass., about 20 miles NNE. of New Bedford. Pop. in 1900, 1104.
  Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
  
  
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  Edaville Railroad, South Carver, Mass.
  
  "Edaville Railroad is a heritage railroad in South Carver, Massachusetts. Opened in 1947, Edaville Railroad is generally regarded as one of the oldest heritage railroad operations in the United States.... Read MORE...
  
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